There are a lot of tools out there that were designed to save us time when using social media. I take advantage of a select few myself, such as using FeedBurner to automatically post my blog updates to my Twitter feed. There are also a lot of people out there who have discovered they can automatically…
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Free Resources and a Special Offer for Social Media Day
Last year the folks over at Mashable declared June 30th as Social Media Day. Thousands of meet-ups are taking place around the world to allow social media users to come out from behind their computer screens and connect in person. As far as I’ve heard, no event’s being held here in Hamilton, so I’m really…
The Price of Popularity
I became a big fan of social media long before I even knew that’s what it was called. Twitter and Facebook in particular have allowed me to grow my network and stay connected to a much larger group of people than would have been possible even ten years ago. Every week I discover interesting new…
What’s Happening to My Facebook Page?
Facebook is at it again – more changes are in the works, and if you have a Facebook page for your business, you need to be aware of them. If adapting to change is a challenge for you, take heart in the fact that your business page will now look more like your personal profile,…
Top 9 Things I Learned at Social Media Success Summit 2010
It’s hard to believe that the Summit is over. It was starting to feel like part of my regular routine, to pack up work early and start listing to great speakers for a while! There were 18 sessions in total, and I told you a bit about the first seven in my previous posts Kicking…
Social Media Strategies for Small Business Workshop in Hamilton
Have you noticed lately that conversations at business networking events often seem to gravitate towards the topic of social media? When that happens, do you jump in with your success stories, or do you quietly listen and wonder what the fuss is all about? Well, you don’t have to wonder anymore! By popular request, I…
Kicking off Social Media Success Summit 2010 with Guy Kawasaki
The Social Media Success Summit opened last night with a keynote address from Guy Kawasaki. Although I don’t follow him on Twitter or elsewhere, he is well known in the industry, and I was looking forward to learning from him. This was my first time using Twitter while participating in an event, and it was…
It's a Party – and You're Invited!
I know, your social calendar for December is already full, and you have so much else to do! That’s okay. For this party, you don’t have to dress up, and you don’t even have to leave your house! (That means you can eat or drink as much, or as little, as you want, and no…
Using Social Networking to Grow Your Business
I hate to say it, but the end of summer is not very far away. I’m not talking about the official end of summer on September 21, but the start-up of fall activities. In fact, in some places, they’ve already gone back to school! Even when the school year had no bearing on my own…
I think I might've missed my calling!
Unless this is your first visit here, you already know that I’m a big fan of social networking. It allows me to stay in touch with contacts I’ve met offline as well as getting to know new people from many different industries from all over the world. One of the things I enjoy about networking…